Copyright Statement

Abstract

The international GEOTRACES program has its flying start in the International Polar
Year. The unique quasi-synopsis of IPY-cruises with GEOTRACES issues in the Arctic
(D/NL Polarstern ; Spain-ATOS ; Japan-Geotraces; and upcoming CAN-Geotraces)
and Southern Ocean (FR-Bonus Goodhope ; NL/D-Zero & Drake ; Australian-SR3 and
SAZ-SENSE ; American-IS6 CLIVAR ; Japan-Geotraces ; and upcoming Spain-ATOS
2) has the potential to provide new insights into a wide range of ocean processes and
dynamics in Polar Oceans. An overview of these cruises and preliminary results will be
presented, keeping with the IPY-GEOTRACES cluster (IPY #35 ; H. de Baar). Moreover
the intercalibration efforts during the IPY-GEOTRACES program will be introduced.